children

Although floods severely hinder children’s development, sufficient attention is not given to this aspect. Photo: Rajib Dhar
Panorama

The far-reaching impact of floods on Bangladeshi children

While thousands of families have lost their homes, loved ones, livestock and livelihoods to the floods, the impact on children, including adolescents, carries a deeper dimension 

A Palestinian student walks between the rubble, as war disrupts a new school year, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, September 4, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Hatem Khaled/File Photo
Hamas-Israel war

Fear of 'lost generation' as Gaza school year begins with all classes shut

Mohammed Abu al Qumsan holds birth certificates of his 4-day-old twins. Photo: Collected
World+Biz

Four-day-old twins killed in airstrike as father went to get birth certificates

Govt has no data on 32 children's death right now: Statement 
Bangladesh

Govt has no data on 32 children's death right now: Statement 

File photo of the High Court division building of the Supreme Court in Dhaka. Photo: Collected
Court

Writ seeks HC directive for probe into children killed in quota protest violence

Rescuers work at Ohmatdyt Children's Hospital that was damaged during a Russian missile strikes, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine July 8, 2024. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich
World+Biz

Russian missile attack kills 29, hits children's hospital, Ukraine says

Screenshots of the claims of children going missing on social media. Collage: UNB
Bangladesh

A viral rumour? No evidence of 35 children missing in 48 hours, police say

Dr ABM Abdullah speaks at a seminar at the Bangladesh Shishu Academy auditorium on 29 June. Photo: Courtesy
Bangladesh

Integrated programmes needed for development of children's mental health: Experts

Palestinian girl Fulla Al-Laham, 4, who was wounded in an Israeli strike that killed 14 family members, including her parents and all her siblings, lies on a bed as her grandmother sits next to her, at a hospital in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on 14 October 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
Hamas-Israel war

21 children are set to exit Gaza in first medical evacuation since early May

Flood in Sylhet district in 2023. File Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Over 7,72,000 children affected by floods in Bangladesh: Unicef

In 2021, Bangladesh recorded over 19,000 deaths of children under five due to air pollution-related conditions. Photo: Mohammad Minhaj Uddin
Health

Children under 5 years esp vulnerable with lung diseases as air pollution worsens in Bangladesh: Report

Sketch: TBS
Thoughts

Protecting children’s right to play

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World+Biz

Nearly 400 million young kids violently disciplined at home: Unicef